英和和英

名詞

garbage collector (plural garbage collectors)

1. (US, Canada) A worker who removes refuse.
2. (programming) An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

   Synonym: GC

   • 2002, Patrick Niemeyer, Jonathan Knudsen, Learning Java, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 135:

     Java uses a technique known as garbage collection to remove objects that are no longer needed. The garbage collector is Java's grim reaper.

同意語

• (worker who removes refuse): (UK) bin man, (UK) dustman, (US, Canada) garbage man, (Australia) garbo, (UK) refuse collector, (US, Canada) sanitation engineer, (US, Canada) trashman, (India) Kabaadi, see Thesaurus:garbage collector

上位語

• collector

関連する語

• garbage collect
• garbage collection